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Maybe the events of last week — Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, UC Berkeley’s abysmal equity index score and the disappearance of Washington Post columnist and Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, for a start — have made you feel a sense of deep dissatisfaction in governments, both local and global.Read More…

Reminders of the occupation were embedded into the infrastructure of the island. They were written across the water tower, above the “United States Penitentiary” sign on the docks. “WELCOME INDIANS,” read one in a weathered, but still legible, red paint. “INDIAN LAND,” read another.Read More…

The six residence halls that make up Unit 1 are a familiar sight, but what students seem less familiar with is the Native American Theme Program, or NATP, that calls Unit 1 Slottman its home.Read More…

Donald Jelinek, a former Berkeley council member and lawyer remembered for his enthusiastic work with the civil rights movement in the 1960s, died June 24 in his Berkeley home. He was 82. Jelinek grew up in the Bronx, New York, and earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from New YorkRead More…

On a cool weekday morning just an hour after dawn, Alcatraz Island lay suspended in the bone-chilling San Francisco Bay, partially obscured by a thin veil of fog. Cold and gray and completely silent, it is the embodiment of imprisonment. Alcatraz served as home to some of the nation’s mostRead More…